1947 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

1947 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 6–4 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Peahead Walker (11th season)

Captain| Harry Clark, Ed Royston
Home stadium| Groves Stadium

Seasons

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1948 ->

1947 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 14 William & Mary $  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 9 North Carolina | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
South Carolina | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 19 Duke | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Washington and Lee | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Maryland | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 2
No. 17 NC State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
VPI | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Davidson | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Wake Forest | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
VMI | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Clemson | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
The Citadel | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Furman | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Richmond | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
George Washington | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1947 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–4 record and finished in tenth place in the Southern Conference.[1]

Guard Edward Royston was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1947 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Wake Forest was ranked at No. 57 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 27| Georgetown*| |

* Groves Stadium
* Wake Forest, NC

| W 6–0| 12,000| [4]
October 4| at Clemson| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC

| W 16–14| 14,000| [5]
October 11| at No. 19 North Carolina| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)

| W 19–7| 35,000| [6]
October 18| at George Washington| No. 14 |

* Griffith Stadium
* Washington D.C.

| W 39–0| 9,500| [7]
October 25|  No. 15 Duke| No. 11 |

* Groves Stadium
* Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)

| L 6–13| 25,000| [8]
November 1| at William & Mary| No. 15 |

* Cary Field
* Williamsburg, VA

| L 0–21| 17,000| [9]
November 8| at Boston College*| |

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| W 14–13| 30,000| [10]
November 15| at NC State| |

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| L 0–20| 20,000| [11]
November 21| vs. Duquesne*| |

* Bowman Gray Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| W 33–0| 10,000| [12]
November 27| vs. South Carolina| |

* American Legion Memorial Stadium
* Charlotte, NC

| L 0–6| 17,000| [13][14]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Rankings

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See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes| Week

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Poll| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| Final
AP| —| 14 (2)| 11| 15| —| —| —| —| —| —

## References

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1. ^ "1947 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
2. ^ "Cloud Is Captain Of All-Southern". The Cumberland News. November 29, 1947. p. 11.
3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Demon Deacons Plaster Hoyas For 6 To 0 Win". Ashville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1947. p. D2 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Anton Foy (October 5, 1947). "Deacons Shade Clemson In Gruelling Game, 16-14: 14,000 Watch Battle". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "National Limelight Fades For Tar Heels As Deacons Win, 19-7". The Daily Tar Heel. October 12, 1947. pp. 1, 3 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Fetzer Leads Deacons To 39-7 Triumph". Ashville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1947. p. 33 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Ralph Howland (October 26, 1947). "Duke Tops Deacs: Folger Paces Big Blues To Rousing 13 To 6 Win". Ashville Citizen-Times. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Indians Top Deacons 21-0; Cloud Scores On Thriller". Daily Press (Newport news, Virginia). November 2, 1947. p. 10A - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Jerry Nason (November 9, 1947). "Wake Forest Handed 14-13 Triumph by Fumbling Eagles". The Boston Globe. pp. 29, 32 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Noel Yancy (November 16, 1947). "UNC and State Roll To Victories: Demon Deacs Bow, 20-0; Justice Rambles Again". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Deacons Ramble Over Duquesne By 33-0 Count". The Ashville Citizen. November 22, 1947. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Birds Bleach Demon Deacons". The Times and Democrat. November 28, 1947. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Gamecocks Upset Wake Forest, 6 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 28, 1947. p. 25 - via Newspapers.com.

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons football

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* Gore Field (1922–1939)
* Groves Stadium (1940–1955)
* Bowman Gray Stadium (1956–1967)
* Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium (1968–present)

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